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i ride an '08 Fuji Roubaix road bike. where i live its mostly flat terrain with the exception of very very small but steep climbs that i do over n over on certain days to work out better. I ride 70-80km a week but sometimes more. i try to mix in 30-40km rides on days i don't run because im training for my first half-marathon i don't wanna burn out doing all kinds of things. between running, beach volleyball, ultimate frisbee, cycling and a thing called work its almost too hard to not burn out. man.. i only picked up cycling last summer after a longgggg layoff from the sport. i remember its all i did as a kid, there was no asking for rides or taking the bus. it was a crappy old single gear bike that i rode to every friends place and ball games. then i had a fixed gear for awhile, that was the weirdest thing to get used to riding as a 12/13yr old. then i didnt ride for a long time before one of my best friends got a road bike and i realized how much i loved to ride.

KLJ, when i got my Fuji this spring I almost paid for a Cannondale. The breaker was the Fuji was an 08 model so the bikeshop owner said he'll gimme 30% off but the cannondale was an 09 model. the cannondale caad9-5 was ridiculously nice. compared to my fuji its stiffer frame so it translates to better acceleration, climbing, better top end speed etc. the geometry is also more aggressive, i loved it. go to a local bike shop and ride a few. what i can tell you is, its VERY important to get fitted right for a frame. there are various rules you can find online but nothing is as sure as a knowledgable guy picking out the size you should test ride and then you riding a few models yourself. how much are u looking to spend? you can't go wrong with even the cheapest cannondales. imo the other reason i took the fuji was it had the shimano 105 rear while the caad9-5 had the tiagra. besides cannondale you can also check entry level fuji, trek, opus, giant.